Apparatus that attaches to mobile electronic devices and distributes sanitizer/disinfectants

#The present invention relates to mobile electronic devices accessories and, more particularly, to a sanitizer/disinfectant distribution apparatus that piggybacks onto mobile electronic devices.

#At the time of this writing, over a million people around the globe have contracted COVID-19. It has also been revealed that the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 remains for several hours to days on surfaces. Thus, if these surfaces are high-contact surfaces, there is an increased likelihood of perpetuating infections of the novel coronavirus as well as other viruses. It is well known that there are at least hundreds of millions of mobile electronic devices in current use, and their users generally keep them within arm's reach.

#Current devices adapted to provide sanitizer or similar viscous products are bulky and not readily available at the point of use. As a result, people do not have such product handy at the time of need.

#FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, illustrating operative association with a mobile electronic device;

#FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, illustrating refilling a pouch 12 with a fluid or viscous product.

#FIG. 3 is a perspective view of an exemplary embodiment of the present invention operatively associated with, or “piggybacking” on a mobile electronic device;

#The following detailed description is of the best currently contemplated modes of carrying out exemplary embodiments of the invention. The description is not to be taken in a limiting sense, but is made merely for the purpose of illustrating the general principles of the invention, since the scope of the invention is best defined by the appended claims.

#Broadly, an embodiment of the present invention provides a piggybacking apparatus dimensioned to removably attach to the surface area of a mobile electronic device, such as a smart phone, in a generally coextensive manner. The piggybacking apparatus may provide a pouch for retrievably storing fluid and semifluid product that a user wants handy when they are handling the mobile electronic device. Through a conduit the user may urge the product from the pouch when and where desired. The piggybacking apparatus may also provide attachment points along a periphery thereof for operatively associating with the mobile electronic device in the coextensive manner, or alternatively to a case of the mobile electronic device, or even in between the two.

#Referring to FIGS. 1 through 5, the present invention may include a mobile device piggybacking apparatus 10. The piggybacking apparatus 10 may include a flexible pouch 12, which is re-usable and re-fillable. The pouch 12 may be slim or otherwise have a depth of approximately 1 mm or less, while having a height and a width that range between 70 to 75 mm and 150 to 160 mm, respectively; in other words, dimensioned to be generally coextensive with a standard smart phone surface area.